Nicole Kidman has described the phone call in which she was told of Stanley Kubrick’s sudden death in 1999 as one of the worst moments of her life, causing her to drop the phone and scream in shock.⁠ ⁠She expressed deep regret for not having called him on his final night and remains deeply moved by the “abrupt” loss of the man she considered a father figure and a visionary leader. ⁠